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Hepatic inflammation caused by dysregulated bile acid synthesis is reversible by butyrate supplementation.
The Journal of pathology - 1 Dec 2017
Sheng Lili, Jena Prasant Kumar, Hu Ying, Liu Hui-Xin, Nagar Nidhi, Kalanetra Karen M, French Samuel William, French Samuel Wheeler, Mills David A, Wan Yu-Jui Yvonne
Abstract excerpt
Dysregulated bile acid (BA) synthesis or reduced farnesoid X receptor (FXR) levels are found in patients having metabolic diseases, autoimmune hepatitis, and liver cirrhosis or cancer. The objective of this study was to establish the relationship between butyrate and dysregulated BA synthesis-induced hepatitis as well as the effect of butyrate in reversing the liver pathology. Wild-type (WT) and FXR knockout (KO)...
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